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June 10, 2020
Towards An Economy Where LGBTQ+ Workers and Their Families are Valued
This year’s LGBTQ+ Pride Month takes place amidst the global COVID-19 pandemic and the extraordinary international uprising for Black lives. It’s an important time to…
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June 3, 2020
Essential Truths about Essential Workers
Many years ago, in a new town and in need of a job, I got hired as a nursing assistant at a large hospital. As…
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May 12, 2020
A Coronavirus Mother’s Day
This year Mother’s Day was different. The COVID-19 pandemic meant I couldn’t physically be with my mother, as was the case for many mothers and…
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April 21, 2020
Family Values @ Work Receives Workers Fund Grant
Family Values @ Work (FV@W) is the recipient of an inaugural Families and Workers Fund grant. Funded by the Amalgamated Bank, Annie E. Casey, Ford,…
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March 27, 2020
Meet Sequnley Gray – DC Organizer
To round out our Women’s History Month series we’re highlighting another of our dynamic organizers. Sequnley Gray is a senior organizer with DC Jobs with…
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March 24, 2020
Time for Amazon and Walmart to Do Their Fair Share
This morning I listened with awe to a group of frontline workers dealing with the COVID-19 outbreak. None of them has the protective gear or…
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March 13, 2020
Meet Wendy Chun-Hoon, Family Values @ Work Executive Director
Although Wendy Chun-Hoon is our new executive director at Family Values @ Work (FV@W), she’s been a part of the organization in one way or…
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March 6, 2020
Meet our Board Chair, Erika Washington
In honor of Women's History Month, each week this month we will profile a different leader from our network. We're kicking off our series with…
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February 28, 2020
Virginia Could Become First Southern State with Paid Sick Days
Virginia is inching closer to becoming the first state in the South to pass a paid sick day standard. It shouldn’t take a coronavirus to…
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February 27, 2020
Undervaluing of Caregiving Rooted in Black Women’s Stolen Labor
As we close out Black History Month, I’ve been thinking a lot about the mantle of caregiving Black Americans took on during their time of…
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